Program · never held the belt · belt games 1925–2015

SMU

5Belt games

0–5Record

0Reigns

SMU has lined up against the belt holder 5 times and walked off without it every time — the closest was lost 7–9 to West Virginia Wesleyan on January 1, 1925. Embed the SMU belt badge →

By the numbers

SMU and the belt

Heartbreak list →

Shots at the belt5

belt games as the challenger, 1925–2015 · record 0–5

Closest call2 pts

lost 7–9 to West Virginia Wesleyan on January 1, 1925

Last shot37–56

September 19, 2015 against TCU

Holders faced5

West Virginia Wesleyan, Arkansas, Georgia, Baylor, and TCU, one shot each

Among the 143 programs still chasing it21st

in attempts · the heartbreak list

This season

The belt and SMU right now

Every path →

A shot at it

SMU plays Notre Dame on the road on Saturday, November 21. Win, and the belt is SMU’s.

Season outlook

5% to hold the belt when the season’s games run out, per the season outlook.

Every attempt

5 belt games, newest first

Compare with another team →

September 19, 2015 · SMU at TCU 37–56lost by 19 September 28, 1991 · SMU vs. Baylor 7–45lost by 38 December 31, 1966 · SMU vs. Georgia 9–24lost by 15 November 13, 1965 · SMU vs. Arkansas 3–24lost by 21 January 1, 1925 · SMU vs. West Virginia Wesleyan 7–9lost by 2

A program gets a shot at the belt only by being scheduled against whoever holds it, so a short list here says as much about the schedule as the program. Win one, and this page turns into a reign.